The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Seb James at Cardiff 2026: 1:08:35, 86th of 913 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:31 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:05 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 2:46, was faster than 91% of the field.
The field ran 4:51 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:57Running 1 4:15v median −0:50
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 3:55v median −0:47
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Block 03 8:27Running 3 4:12v median −0:55
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Block 04 7:39Running 4 4:11v median −0:53
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 4:15v median −0:55
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 4:12v median −1:07
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Block 07 7:14Running 7 3:44v median −1:03
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Block 08 9:48Running 8 4:41v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:46
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 905
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 905 men who finished.